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Split Rock–Face Rock, 4 rocks is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Pinto Wye, CA. The route passes Split Rock before reaching Face Rock at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,282 – 4,360 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Split Rock Trail 34.00950, -116.05582
Nearest town Pinto Wye, CA

Directions

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Split Rock–Face Rock, 4 rocks

2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min

Elevation 4,280–4,359 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Split Rock Trail · 34.00950, -116.05582

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 99°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Split Rock Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Split Rock.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Face Rock Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Face Rock.
  6. 0.2 miReach Split Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Split Rock Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 99°F82°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind13 mphUV9Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Tue 98°76°
Wed 94°71°
Thu 100°78°
Fri 100°81°
Sat 100°82°
Sun 96°79°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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